Click on the picture to access the photo gallery. THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN An adjective for each group. To give them an extra touch, in addition to the kaleidoscopic play of colors
put on display at the opening night of the Festival. To open the dances, in the scenario of
Park Elementary School, before the public for special occasions, the hosts of
Chino Ermacora. From the expression on her face painted dancers leaked a little bit of anxiety.
lasts only a moment. E 'already time to perform.
Chino Ermacora - Pop. "Popular", in the highest sense of the word. Since 1965, now, their
show is an example of extreme closeness and respect for what has Ermanno Olmi
called "peasant", made up of rituals in Time does not forgive. "Traditional" as
root of "tradition" to carry and store. Pearl of the footage was
the performance of the Masks, with the initial entry of the Epiphany, a symbol of ancient stories that the protagonists have
Tarcento of the city and its Pignarul. Among the instruments stand out
accordions, able to articulate perfectly the movements of "Tomaz", with precious
melodic arabesques. Show by great masters of ceremonies.
Wavers of Cori - fireworks. He teaches the art of handling the teachers are, and their flags
rotate in unison in the air; that fall, returning in his hands, before recovering
in heaven, are like a "fire" of shapes, colors and vibrations. A long, elaborate
performance, their. Almost 45 years of history and not hear them. So it was possible to attend, in addition to the paintings and sequences
flags in hand, the scene of a duel with swords with a lot of
winner, intent to stab the opponent. With the burden (and honor) to follow the dance
the hosts, the pyrotechnic Cori have held high, very high, the flag of Italy.
Tungurahua - transformers. Grupo Folklorico Ecuador will be difficult to forget. Even for
costumes. Always different, every performance. Pleated skirts, yellow, red and blue
for women. Half and half leather pants and fur ponchos for men.
are just some of the dresses seen at the lavish show. There is a strong bond between man and nature in these
their dances, accompanied by the sound of the drum and "pingullo" typical flute.
without forgetting the unique and powerful melody of the horn. A celebration of feathers, jewels and embroidery,
tribute to the people of the first major South American city-state. Chameleon.
Faiva Mako - Tribal. Strong, muscular. Tattooed on the face, on the back. An explosive charge,
a land-based force. This general impression, listening to the group of New Caledonia.
Energy overwhelming sculpted bodies in the sun, which they whirl, they clap their hands
chest and calves. They scream in chorus all their might. Their dancing seemed almost transposition
folk anthem all blacks, but more ancient, primordial. Tied to the land forever. Chills
of adrenaline, for Faiva Mako in their tapas, vegetable fiber fabrics decorated with paintings.
intense and tribal.
Carmen Guerrero - Incandescent. The Spaniards, you know, are a warm people. Sometimes
really hot. At the first evening of the Festival's performance
Compania Flamenca Carmen Guerrero, directly from Cadiz, in Andalusia, has had plenty of hot, and
first of all, the perfect combination of stage lights and costumes. Under the frenetic pace of
flamenco guitars and sumptuous vocal virtuosity of the singer, a show of vivid colors,
Mediterranean: bright lights, bright red skirts. Raids of purple, orange. Then again so
light. To act as a counterpoint to couples prancing on stage: castanets, fans, walking sticks, wide-brimmed hats
, fishing nets and baskets. The best Andalusian tradition, transplanted to Tarcento.
Ole!
Universidad de Colima - Sublime. The group in Mexico we know it. They played by themselves in
preview evening of the festival, and we dare call them "sublime." Thursday evening, it said
, have confirmed the true champion. Another world, another breath, another
planet. They go all the couples: messy, noisy. Joke, go with each other
. They folklore. Then the music starts. One step, two steps, three steps.
burst geometry and coordination. For a show of its kind, totally unique. Only seven letters, once again
: sublime.
Ensamble "Goretz" - Austere. The Ossetians take the stage of the Festival and now we see in
their slow pace and composed, collected, as if they were one big pair march, the march
austere warriors and princesses of the East. Their dance
crystallized the memory of a bloody past, one of war and conflict with enemy peoples. The effect is melancholy, nostalgic
. But powerful. The contrast of the costumes - bright white for the girls,
pitch black for men - stitched by the same dancers. Sparkle, the swords of the warriors.
not sing, the Ossetians, but able to sing-in. It seems that every gesture, an invitation to dance at the ceremony
daggers thrown to the ground, carries with it a sense of ethereal sacredness
performance at the end of the adjective disappears.
It is the emotion.
Daniele Treu
Press Festival of Hearts
Tarcento, August 20, 2010
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